NIF Grants Tzedek Award to Rabbi Sugarman
The New Israel Fund will honor Rabbi Sugarman on June 2 at The Temple.
The New Israel Fund announced that at its seventh annual Atlanta Tzedek Awards, NIF’s Atlanta Regional Council will honor Rabbi Alvin Sugarman, a longtime leader in the Jewish and Atlanta community. The event will be hosted at The Temple at 7 p.m., Sunday, June 2. The New Israel Fund Atlanta Tzedek Awards annually honors members of the Atlanta Jewish community who embody the New Israel Fund’s commitment to justice, equality, and democracy.
Shai Robkin, the Chair of the New Israel Fund’s Atlanta Regional Council said, “The Atlanta Regional Council of the New Israel Fund feels incredibly blessed that Rabbi Alvin Sugarman has honored us by accepting the Tzedek Award. For over four decades, NIF has been the leading Israeli organization advocating for human rights. Rabbi Sugarman has similarly acted as a leader in Atlanta’s struggle for equality and justice for all.”
Rabbi Alvin Sugarman said, “What a distinct honor it is for me to be receiving the NIF Tzedek Award. During these extremely difficult times for the people of Israel and her neighbors, the enduring efforts of the New Israel Fund are needed more than ever. How blessed we all are to have such an endeavor, that embodies the highest ideals of what it means to be Jewish, and to live our faith.”
This year’s Atlanta Tzedek Awards will also feature Shira Ben-Sasson Furstenberg, the Associate Director of NIF in Israel, who will delve into the ever-evolving situation in Israel and NIF’s impact on the ground. For more details, to sign up for the event, and make a gift in honor of Rabbi Sugarman, visit nif.org/tzedek2024.
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